- extrasaccular hernia
- sliding h.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
extrasaccular hernia
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Hernia — A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained. More specifically, a hernia often refers to an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This… … Medical dictionary
sliding hernia — hernia of the cecum (on the right) or the sigmoid colon (on the left) in which the intestinal wall forms a portion of the hernial sac, the remainder of the sac being formed by the parietal peritoneum. Called also extrasaccular, slip, or slipped h … Medical dictionary
